You may recall that we were recently looking at Frank's Girl - The Spider Widow - and left off just as The Raven was about to appear on the scene. And then as we peeked at Frank's Other Girl - Phantom Lady - we saw the same mysterious Raven showing up. The Frank in question is, of course, Frank Borth, whose work we've been enjoying around these parts. He created, wrote, and drew The Spider Widow, and both wrote and drew the episodes of Phantom Lady in question.
Let's rejoin the Spider Widow and see how this all connects, shall we?
Next time: They actually connect
Let's rejoin the Spider Widow and see how this all connects, shall we?
Next time: They actually connect
page art by Frank Borth from Feature Comics #s 60-62 (1942)
I wasn't super impressed with the earlier Spider Widow stories, but art in this batch is getting better. He really lavished his attention on drawing her in costume, didn't he? That ugly crone really jumps off page, whereas she's rather minimally drawn as the gorgeous playgirl.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of funny that he's hiding the babe instead of using her to sell the title, isn't it?
DeleteYes, he's definitely constantly improving at this point. These were some of his earliest comic book strips, and we can already see what's coming in the decades ahead.